HAITI EARTHQUAKE(2010)

Júlia Bisquert Lloveras

What is an earthquake?

• It’s a shaking of land inside the Earth.

• Main causes: - Tectonic activities. - Volcanic processes.

Location

• It happened in Haiti, 15 km from the capital, Port au Prince.

Story about the catastrophe

• It occurred the 12th of January in 2010.• There had been 52 aftershocks.

Consequences and effects

• Soil movement.• Rupture and friction of tectonic plates.

Casualties, injured, effects...

• 316.000 dead people.• 350.000 injured. • More than 1.5 million people were left homeless.

Some other catastrophes of the same time

• A beach was hit by a localized tsunami shortly after the earthquake.

• Three people were swept out to sea by the wave.

Did you know that...?

• A two-year-old girl survived during six days under some debris.• The police fired in the air and killed a young 15-old-year boy by

accident.

Tips on how we can protect in case of an earthquake

• Seek shelter under tables/desks or next to a pillar.• Go away from windows.• Don’t use the elevator.• Don’t enter into damaged buildings.

Bibliography

• Images: Google Images.• Information: Wikipedia, planetacurioso.com,

udc.es, elpais.com.